Steel flechette

64.71.3.2

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Titles: Steel flechette (Supplied title)

Description: Steel cylinder, ground to conical point at one end, two symmetrical vanes at the other. To be dropped from aircraft as an anti-personnel device, circa 1918. See also tin, ID Number 64.71.3.1, and items carried inside the tin, ID Numbers 64.71.3.2 through 64.71.3.8.

Dates

  • Approximately 1914 - Approximately 1918 (Use)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 64.71.3.2

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 4 5/8 inches length
  • 1/4 inch diameter

Subjects

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64.71.3.2

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A reproduction can be purchased.